In an election that often focused on debates about class warfare, President Barack Obama was favored over multimillionaire businessman Mitt Romney in eight of the nations 10 wealthiest counties.

And his margin of victory in all eight counties was greater than that of the national vote, in which Obama was leading by 50 percent to 48 percent with 97 percent of precincts reporting.

The findings are based on a CNBC.com analysis of Census Bureau numbers on average annual household income from 2006-2011 and results from Tuesdays elections.

The 10 richest counties accounted for 1,337,700 votes, or about 1.1 percent of the national popular vote.

In the richest, Massachusetts Nantucket County, where average annual household income is over $137,000, Obama won by 63 percent to Romneys 36 percent with all precincts reporting. The richest county in Romneys home state is also where, just prior to accepting the Republican nomination, the former Massachusetts governor held a $75,000-per-person dinner fundraiser.

In none of the richest counties was the margin of victory wider than in Californias Marin County, just north of San Francisco, where the president won by 74 percent to 23 percent, with all precincts reporting. In Marin, the average annual household income is $128,544.

The two richest counties where Romney won were in New Jersey: adjacent Hunterdon and Morris counties in the northern part of the state. Romney won in Morris by 55 percent to 44 percent and in Hunterdon by 59 percent to 40 percent. However, Somerset County, which abuts Hunterdon and Morris, went to Obama by 53 percent to 47 percent.

Lenin had it right. The capitalist would sell the Reds the ropes with which to hang them. Without the money and brains of highly successful people the Dem party would be dead. The SEIU can’t run it on their stupid own.

Again, wealth and power bring corruption. I can say honestly that Romney didn’t just lose the poor, the real wealthy elites in America were also a point of losing for him. For a little clue, the libs pretty much dominate, statistically speaking the extreme ends on the spectrum. If you took a look at the wealthiest Americans in say, Forbes magazine, you would find that the Democrats have a majority of net worths behind them. Again, it’s an old story, but the Democrats have been in bed with the wealthy and powerful out there for a long, long, time.

Not really, when you consider that the vast majority of those involved in private equity are Democrat, and Romney is an exception, it’s not far-fetched for them to despise him for it, and running as opposed to being an Obama campaign donor.

Hehe, and people find this surprising. Socialism, fascism/marxism/communism, are just a re-packaged form of monarchy. The only variation is who gets to call the shots, and who can take the gold. The old line wealth learned this long ago, and the new line wealth just figured this out. If they know that their industries will be nationalized, they’ll get into bed with the dictator, hoping that they get screwed last, or at least curry favor.

You have to understand that redistribution is partisan, and plenty of statements are strictly for show. Obama and his policies have yet to really amount to any serious criticism of a wall street banker. In fact, most of it has been an act to make it look like he cares. Where’s all the arrests of evil AIG, or Goldman-Sachs? or How about the bailed out Bank of America? The left enjoys doing exactly what they accuse others of doing? They don’t despise it: They revel in it.

Fairfax and to a lesser extent Loudoun counties get their wealth from defense work. That’s why it is critically important to sequester and cut off that gravy train. Many other blue counties will suffer as well. The next thing that will happen is Feinstein will go visit dirty Harry and tell him to call Boner and cut a deal on taxes. If Harry dithers she will throw him across the room. Once senate dems fall in line on a tax deal, Obama will simply sign it.

I have some very wealthy family members and they are all far left liberals.

1. They believe the Federal Government should help people. NOT them. Not their time, talent or money. But somebody else should do it. They support every big/all government programs as it helps their guilt for having so much.

2. NONE of them believe that ANY of these programs will affect them. Wait in line for a doctor? Not a chance in hell. Section 8 housing? Not in their neighborhood. Private schools for all their children. Government programs are for the little people.

3. Taxes? They have armies of accountants and lawyers and shield nearly all of their assets and income. Taxes are for the little people.

4. They honestly believe they are doing God’s working supporting Obama.

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posted on 11/07/2012 6:49:05 PM PST
by 2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)

I guess John F. Kerry didn’t have no moneys because rich people are evil and we certainly would’ve heard about it if he was one of those evil rich bastards who never worked a day in his life for all that moolah.

Notice they parse it by *county*, not precinct. Most counties are HUGE and can have a lot of "poor" included in the vote with the "rich". Many poor voting for Obongo outnumber the fewer wealthy in the county.

This is just more leftist propaganda. This is just as usefuyl as those comparisons that say "look at how much acreage of the US voted for Romney!"

Interesting that Morris County — Chris Christie’s home turf where he currently lives and where he got his start in politics — went for Romney. Morris, Somerset and Hunterdon are heavily Republican counties, but they’re not necessarily conservative when it comes to many issues. I suspect the Somerset Co. vote for Obama was mainly due to low GOP turnout in a state that wasn’t contested by either candidate and where there were no close races for any office.

I grew up in Montgomery County, MD and moved away for the past 30 years. Over this time Bethesda has been transformed from a relatively sleepy (yet expensive) D.C. suburb to a cosmopolitan hub, with some of the area’s best restaurants and shops in the center of town near the Metro station. My sense is that the majority of its residents voted for Obama. Recently while visiting there I couldn’t help thinking that all the conspicuous consumption and “upscale-ness” going on in Bethesda is, directly or indirectly, more than 75% dependent on Federal Government expenditure. There is no way these very high-end Washingtonians, Democrat or Republican, will tolerate a shrinking of our government. These people are also very much a part of the 47%.

crony capitalists have never minded working with ideologues, even Marxist ideologues (whose got factories in China)

and ideologues, even Marxist ideologues like Obama have never minded working with crony capitalists

until the tax system is squashed flat, and

presidents no longer think, Soviet style, that THEY are the chief economic manager of the country (as Obama once referred to himself), financial marriages of convenience will continue to dominate the affairs of the biggest U.S. cron capitalists and the biggest politicians

Are you sure those in those wealthy country are rich because of their rich uncle? Even so, if they are rich, they must be doing something better to keep the wealth. Wealth represents hard work and good decisions. Poverty represents laziness. There are exceptions, but overall your wealth represents the good things you have accomplished.

In reality, wealthy people are the most charitable and pay 90% of the income taxes. Even here in FR, this class warfare is happening. Without wealthy people, there would be no museums and businesses. Without wealthy people who have money to SPARE , there is no investments and capital markets. If a country has full of poor and middle class, we call that a third world hellhole!

I am not fostering class warfare. I am just letting FR folks know what I have seen first hand and an explanation on why these extremely wealthy counties may have went for obama.

In reality, wealthy people are the most charitable and pay 90% of the income taxes. Even here in FR, this class warfare is happening. Without wealthy people, there would be no museums and businesses. Without wealthy people who have money to SPARE , there is no investments and capital markets. If a country has full of poor and middle class, we call that a third world hellhole!

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posted on 11/07/2012 7:43:15 PM PST
by 2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)

I grew up in Fairfield County and there are a lot of good people there and I would say the majority are def. right leaning voters (besides NYC migrants). Sadly, the cesspool of Bridgeport is also in Fairfield County and they only need to find extra ballots in car trunks or empty warehouses in order to squeeze out the win.

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posted on 11/07/2012 8:38:18 PM PST
by Lilpug15
(The Forgotten Man: He works, he votes and he generally prays - but He Always Pays": Sumner)

When you say poverty represents laziness I would have to ask you what you consider poverty. If it is an income level then you are dead wrong. If it is an entitlement attitude that someone else needs to provide for them then I would agree. I know people who choose to do things with their life that bring little financial reward, some of their choices involve very hard work. As long as people don’t expect others to finance their choices I see no relationship of poverty to laziness. Lifestyle is about choices, some choose to do what makes them happy and know they are giving up some or many financial rewards. It really isn’t all about money to everyone.

You seriously believe wealth- as in money and possessions is any indication of good things a person has done? Really? How does that fit with the wealth of mobsters, drug dealers, and other criminals? In spite of the saying- sometimes crime really does pay and can buy some really nice trimmings. Some wealth represents hard work and good decisions, some wealth represents being born into the right family some represents being willing to sell their soul to the devil.

Some of the finest people I have known have been dirt poor. Some of the finest people I have known have been extremely wealthy. Some of the sorriest people I have known have been dirt poor. Some of the sorriest people I have known have been extremely wealthy. Wealth or poverty are not indicators of character, or work ethic- good or bad.

As to wealthy people doing “something better to keep their wealth” how do you know they are keeping their wealth? You would have to really know someone over a period of time to know that. Many very wealthy people have died poor so they must not have always done something better than others.

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posted on 11/07/2012 9:55:16 PM PST
by Tammy8
(~Secure the border and deport all illegals- do it now! ~ Support our Troops!~)

Of course this is the typical socialist make up of society. The rich elite and the poor/lazy/moocher class and, nothing in between. The rich don’t GAF because they have their off shore accounts and enough cash to buy a doctor and nurse to live at their mansions if they need good healthcare. Do you think Michael Moore will be sitting waiting to see his GP for months or, waiting to get his fat ass an xray for months or, think he cares about being “Declined” for meds or treatment because of whatever bureaucratic nonsense in the deathcare bill? Do you think any of these guilty white rich elites in the Northeast and Hollywood GAF about lay offs and jobs being lost?

Bingo! And sadly they’re right it won’t affect them because they have the money to afford high gas, food, clothes, healthcare premiums and EPA regulations.
The only way they’ll feel it is if they sell a product and the average slob (in their eyes) can’t buy it any longer due to lack of income.

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